Scirrhous metastases to the gastrointestinal tract at CT: the malignant target sign.
case_series · Level IV
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Abstract
Our objective was to study the presence of a characteristic appearance of metastatic disease to the gastrointestinal tract on contrast-enhanced CT in patients with known malignancies and to investigate its clinical implications. Twenty-five patients with scirrhous metastases had a malignant CT target sign. Careful observation and correlation with clinical history are required to differentiate this unique sign from a benign target sign.
Medical subject headings
- Adenocarcinoma, Scirrhous
- Gastrointestinal Neoplasms
- Tomography, X-Ray Computed